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TM 10-3835-231-13
4-42. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE. - continued
WARNING
Because of potential for fire and/or explosion, the following safety regulations
must be followed:
·
There shall be no smoking allowed within 100 feet of the displacement and
evacuation operations. Smoking shall be restricted to those areas designated
as safe smoking areas.
·
Fuel spills must be cleaned up promptly. Use an absorbent material and
dispose of the used material at a designated location.
·
Fuel saturated soil is a fire hazard. Access to spill areas should be restricted
until appropriate action is taken and cleanup is complete.
(e)
Fuel Displacement. Fuel displacement will proceed from a hoseline pump, switching manifold or
tanker truck receipt manifold and proceed down-line to the designated tank module or tanker-truck.
Fuel may also be removed from the hoseline by gravity if you have a tanker-truck to receive the
displaced fuel. Do not use water to displace fuel from the hoseline system. The following steps
should be used:
1.
Install a hose clamp per (figure 4-27)(hose clamps ere supplied as part of hoseline installation
and repair assembly) near the hose double groove adapter from which the hoseline system
starts. This will be near the coupling which attaches the hoseline to the pump, switching
manifold, or tanker-truck receipt manifold.
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